North Gateway-CS090319CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
North Gateway Center
Preliminary Plat
P&Z HEARING DATE: March 19, 2009
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 14, 2009
STAFF REP.: Matt S. Steer, City Planner
LOCATION: NWC of S.H. 121 and Denton Tap Road
SIZE OF AREA: 12.362 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: HC (Highway Commercial)
REQUEST: A request for approval of a preliminary plat for anine-lot
commercial development on 12.362 acres of property
located at the northwest corner of S.H. 121 and Denton Tap
Road.
APPLICANT: Owner:
Tom Wouters
Realty Capital
99 Main St. #200
Colleyville, TX 76034
(817) 488-4200
FAX: (817) 424-2448
Engineer:
Don Harrelson
Baird Hampton Brown
4550 SH 360 #180
Grapevine, TX 76051
(817) 251-8550
FAX: (817) 251-8810
Surveyor:
Andrew Stevens
Stevens Land Surveying
7300-B Weatherford Hwy
Fort Worth, TX 761 16
(817) 696-9775
FAX: (817) 696-9780
HISTORY: A site plan fora three-story, 68,350-square-foot medical
office was approved in January 2007, on a portion (6.67
acres) of this property and has since expired. The land
remains vacant.
ITEM # 5
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TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D divided major arterial built to
standard in a 150-foot right-of-way. State Highway 121 has
recently been completed as a 140-foot, six-lane divided tollway
facility within a 450-foot right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -residential; PD-134R-SF7 (Planned Development-134 Revised-
Single Family-7)
South -vacant; PD-133-HC (Planned Development 133-Highway
Commercial)
East -vacant; HC (Highway Commercial)
West -vacant; HC (Highway Commercial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan of May 1996 shows the property as
suitable for freeway commercial uses.
DISCUSSION: This is the companion request for the nine-lot commercial
conceptual PD-240-HC. This plat provides for the general
depiction of property lines with the general location of
proposed easements. There are two lots being final platted
concurrent with this request; therefore, the inconsistencies
should be rectified on each plan incorporated after all the
revisions have been made regarding the fire lane, drainage
and utilities. This two-page plat should be combined and
presented on one sheet, as the site plan was depicted on
one sheet with the same scale (1:50).
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this request subject to the following conditions:
1. Rectify inconsistencies between the preliminary plat, final plat, and each site
plan.
2. Consolidate plat to one sheet as was done on the conceptual site plan.
3. Correct location of City limit line in vicinity map.
4. Clarify the resolution of the notes, line types and labels.
5. A property owner's agreement is required for maintenance of six-foot wall,
landscaping of overall tract, drainage and pavement.
6. Development is responsible for the 4th leg of the traffic signal at the intersection
of Highland Drive and Denton Tap. The driveway may need to be shifted
depending on the location of the existing traffic signal.
7. Show the intersection with Highland Dr. along with the medians in Denton Tap
and label width of R.O.W. for Denton Tap and S.H. 121.
8. Grading and drainage plans will be further evaluated during the engineering
plan review. Drainage into TXDOT's system should be coordinated with them
and a copy of the approval should be provided to the City of Coppell.
ITEM # 5
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9. Provide a copy of the approval of TXDOT for the driveway/decel lane.
l0. Overhead utilities along the west side of Denton Tap Rd. shall be buried in
agreement with Texas New Mexico.
1 1. The sanitary sewer services should tie into the proposed sanitary sewer along S.H.
121 and not Lewisville's 27-inch sewer.
12. Fire lanes shall encircle each entire building located Lots 9 and 5 and label fire
lanes between lots 1-5 clearly on plat.
13. A maximum distance of 150-feet is permitted for dead-end fire lines.
14. Label the drainage easement as private and put a note on the plat, "The private
drainage easement to be maintained by property owners."
15. The 15-foot sanitary sewer easement on Lot 8 should be removed. Label the 20-
foot sanitary sewer easement that runs through Lot 8 and adjacent to Coppell
Greens.
16. Remove the 20-foot x 50-foot water easement on Lot 9.
17. The lots that will have a fire sprinkler are required to have a 20-foot X 20-foot
easement for the vault. These will need to be included in the final plats.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
3. Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Preliminary Plat
ITEM # 5
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CITY OF COPPELL
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
North Gateway Center
Preliminary Plat
P&Z HEARING DATE: March 19, 2009
C.C. HEARING DATE: April 14, 2009
STAFF REP.: Matt S. Steer, City Planner
LOCATION: NWC of S.H. 121 and Denton Tap Road
SIZE OF AREA: 12.362 acres of property
CURRENT ZONING: HC (Highway Commercial)
REQUEST: A request for approval of a preliminary plat for anine-lot
commercial development on 12.362 acres of property
located at the northwest corner of S.H. 121 and Denton Tap
Road.
APPLICANT: Owner:
Tom Wouters
Realty Capital
99 Main St. #200
Colleyville, TX 76034
(817) 488-4200
FAX: (817) 424-2448
Engineer:
Don Harrelson
Baird Hampton Brown
4550 SH 360 #180
Grapevine, TX 76051
(817) 251-8550
FAX: (817) 251-8810
Surveyor:
Andrew Stevens
Stevens Land Surveying
7300-B Weatherford Hwy
Fort Worth, TX 761 16
(817) 696-9775
FAX: (817) 696-9780
HISTORY: A site plan fora three-story, 68,350-square-foot medical
office was approved in January 2007, on a portion (6.67
acres) of this property and has since expired. The land
remains vacant.
ITEM # 5
Page 1 of 3
TRANSPORTATION: Denton Tap Road is a P6D divided major arterial built to
standard in a 150-foot right-of-way. State Highway 121 has
recently been completed as a 140-foot, six-lane divided tollway
facility within a 450-foot right-of-way.
SURROUNDING LAND USE & ZONING:
North -residential; PD-134R-SF7 (Planned Development-134 Revised-
Single Family-7)
South -vacant; PD-133-HC (Planned Development 133-Highway
Commercial)
East -vacant; HC (Highway Commercial)
West -vacant; HC (Highway Commercial)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan of May 1996 shows the property as
suitable for freeway commercial uses.
DISCUSSION: This is the companion request for the nine-lot commercial
conceptual PD-240-HC. This plat provides for the general
depiction of property lines with the general location of
proposed easements. There are two lots being final platted
concurrent with this request; therefore, the inconsistencies
should be rectified on each plan incorporated after all the
revisions have been made regarding the fire lane, drainage
and utilities. This two-page plat should be combined and
presented on one sheet, as the site plan was depicted on
one sheet with the same scale (1:50).
RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION:
Staff is recommending APPROVAL of this request subject to the following conditions:
1. Rectify inconsistencies between the preliminary plat, final plat, and each site
plan.
2. Consolidate plat to one sheet as was done on the conceptual site plan.
3. Correct location of City limit line in vicinity map.
4. Clarify the resolution of the notes, line types and labels.
5. A property owner's agreement is required for maintenance of six-foot wall,
landscaping of overall tract, drainage and pavement.
6. Development is responsible for the 4th leg of the traffic signal at the intersection
of Highland Drive and Denton Tap. The driveway may need to be shifted
depending on the location of the existing traffic signal.
7. Show the intersection with Highland Dr. along with the medians in Denton Tap
and label width of R.O.W. for Denton Tap and S.H. 121.
8. Grading and drainage plans will be further evaluated during the engineering
plan review. Drainage into TXDOT's system should be coordinated with them
and a copy of the approval should be provided to the City of Coppell.
ITEM # 5
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9. Provide a copy of the approval of TXDOT for the driveway/decel lane.
l0. Overhead utilities along the west side of Denton Tap Rd. shall be buried in
agreement with Texas New Mexico.
1 1. The sanitary sewer services should tie into the proposed sanitary sewer along S.H.
121 and not Lewisville's 27-inch sewer.
12. Fire lanes shall encircle each entire building located Lots 9 and 5 and label fire
lanes between lots 1-5 clearly on plat.
13. A maximum distance of 150-feet is permitted for dead-end fire lines.
14. Label the drainage easement as private and put a note on the plat, "The private
drainage easement to be maintained by property owners."
15. The 15-foot sanitary sewer easement on Lot 8 should be removed. Label the 20-
foot sanitary sewer easement that runs through Lot 8 and adjacent to Coppell
Greens.
16. Remove the 20-foot x 50-foot water easement on Lot 9.
17. The lots that will have a fire sprinkler are required to have a 20-foot X 20-foot
easement for the vault. These will need to be included in the final plats.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend approval of the request
2. Recommend disapproval of the request
3. Recommend modification of the request
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Preliminary Plat
ITEM # 5
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